Cody Rhodes reveals comedic WWE legend slammed him "hard" on a 4-wheeler after friendly fight turned ugly

Cody Rhodes has made a lot of friends backstage during his lengthy tenure in WWE. Moreover, Rhodes revealed that he did not shy away from having a friendly banter with them on some occasions. However, one such instance turned ugly during a friendly grappling competition between Rhodes and a WWE legend who gained popularity for his comedic antics in the company. He is none other than Santino Marella.WWE legend Santino Marella slammed Cody Rhodes hard on a 4-wheelerIn a recent interview on the Double Coverage Podcast, Cody Rhodes revealed that he and Santino Marella used to joke a lot, and there was one time when they got into a friendly grappling fight and Rhodes was able to take him down. He said, “One time we got into this little like, you know, he’s getting the Russian two-on-one and we’re starting you know when you start pushing on each other that this is going somewhere, and I got lucky and he shot in on me and I sprawled and I got lucky and I stuffed the shot and then I shot in on him and I took him down to his back and we’re in the locker room. This is no big deal. This is two points in wrestling.”However, Marella was not thrilled about being taken down. Therefore, he charged at Rhodes in anger and slammed him on the back of a four-wheeler. “It’s not — I’m not better at martial arts than Santino. But he was so angry that he picked me up over his head right as we came up, and he slammed me on a four-wheeler hard case in the back. And thank God he slammed me on that. Otherwise, I would have hit the cement”, said Rhodes.Cody Rhodes picked up a major win at WWE Crown Jewel 2026Cody Rhodes was a part of the recent WWE Crown Jewel 2026 Premium Live Event. He squared off against his former mentor Randy Orton in a Last Man Standing match. The American Nightmare unleashed his most vicious side in the match to take down the dangerous and volatile Orton with no rules to stop them.In the final moments of the bout, Rhodes did the unthinkable and hit a huge punt kick on Orton to keep him down for the 10-count. With a huge win under his belt, we will have to wait and see what Rhodes does next.Also read: Former name slams WWE after John Cena Classic voting power made exclusive only to paid subscribersGet the latest Sports News and Live updates. Download the TOI app.